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2013 Grassy Sound Flounder Tournament

Jim and Debbie Moors have created a Cape May County, NJ tradition with their annual Back bay flounder tournament. If you are a sport fisherman you should make time for this annual event. This year, due to the record rainfall, coupled recently with SW wind, the challenge has been finding clean water in the correct temperature range for flounder. During the tournament, areas containing the correct conditions were not only hard to find, the conditions only held for a short period of the tide. The upside to this years prevailing conditions, is large flounder remain in the back bay areas later in the summer. Chip Gruff caught a doormat flounder in the back bay on 7-25-13 , his second jumbo of the season. However, Steve Wonder caught the heaviest flounder during the tournament. The Weakfish continue to bite when the conditions are good. Ed Teise caught and released a beautiful weakfish along with a few summer stripped bass on 7-25-13. I caught three mid summer back bay keeper flounder during my last trip 7-22-13. Gotta love summer at the seashore in Cape May County, NJ.

Update: guided weakfish trips available for 2015 season

The weakfish (sea trout) are the most prized fish here in Cape May county, NJ. The excitement and thrill of catching a tide runner weakfish is what saltwater fishing is all about !

Mako Shark fishing tips

A few basics to pay attention to when fishing for Mako sharks:
1) do not leave the dock without a Roffer's' report. I get one even though I have up to date reports from commercial fishermen. If you are fishing with a captain that does not know what a Roffer's report is chances are you are only going for a boat ride!
2) If you are going to compete in the tournaments invest in a Mako magnet they work! I have seen sharks, tuna and blues come right up and put their nose on the thing.
3) Makos return to the same wreaks and edges ever year, seek out information as to what areas hold makos when the conditions are right.
4) a crew with a plan. Every crew member should know how to leader a mako, gaff, shoot and run the boat.
5) the first boat on the structure has a significant advantage. Leave early and run hard!
6) stay on the structure! not almost on it !
7) make sure your bait is alive and your chum is fresh.